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List:       mozilla-general
Subject:    Re: To give you an idea of QtScape code...
From:       nuke () bayside ! net
Date:       1998-04-12 11:42:55
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On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Chris Toshok wrote:

> Alex wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Edward S. Marshall wrote:
> > [...]
> > > > > One proprietary scheme is enough for me. I wish the GTK bunch the best
> > > > > of luck in their porting efforts.
> > > >
> > > > And GTK isn't proprietary? Hrm.  Where can I find source compat. GTK
> > > > alternatives?  Thought so.
> > >
> > > I'm not advocating the abandonment of Motif. It's in there. So be it...at
> > > least there's an open alternative. I'd rather see new interface efforts
> > > moving toward toolkits that fit the spirit of the licensing that Netscape
> > > released under, such as GTK's license.
> >
> > Well, I on the other hand, really welcome a toolkit that's as clean and
> > easy to use as Qt.  I think that using C toolkits for these purposes is a
> > bit awkward.
> 
> > > And where can I find a source compatible Qt alternative, open or
> > > otherwise? Thought so.
> >
> > Harmony/FreeQt is underway (although this is far from an endorsment).  I
> > don't have any idea how far along it is though.
> >
> 
> And what does this tell us -- that the original version of Qt lacks *something*
> that the free software community wants.  It also tells us that gtk also already
> possesses this *something*.

this is probably a bad idea, with me being such a Gtk advocate and all..
but i find Qt to be MUCH faster and MUCH better looking than Gtk. all in
all, it's a better engineered product. Gtk is excellent to code with,
works neat, and has some nice features, acceptable license.. but as a
toolkit, it's questionable.
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